{
  "id": 19431658,
  "title": "EXO's Kai, Sehun to debut as duo EXO-KASE on Dec. 1",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/exos-kai-sehun-to-debut-as-duo-exo-kase-on-dec-1",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T02:37:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20261111/exos-kai-sehun-to-debut-as-duo-exo-kase-on-dec-1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kai and Sehun, members of the K-pop boy band EXO, will debut as a new duo named EXO-KASE on December 1. Their first EP, \"Waking Up The City,\" will be released through their agency, SM Entertainment. Both Kai and Sehun were born in 1994, earning them the nickname \"94-liners\" from fans. The agency has described this act as a \"visual performance unit,\" combining Kai's \"hot guy\" charisma with Sehun's \"cool guy\" image. In the K-pop industry, a unit, or sub-unit, is a smaller group created by members of an existing band to release music with a distinct concept. EXO, which debuted in 2012, has previously released music through units like EXO-CBX and EXO-SC, the latter including Sehun. The seven-track EP, also known as a mini album in Korea, features various moods, including the title track and solo songs by each member. Sehun commented on the unit during EXO's encore concert, praising their performance as \"incredible.\"",
  "summary": "Kai and Sehun of K-pop boy band EXO will debut as a new duo, EXO-KASE, on Dec. 1 with their first EP, “Waking Up The City,” their agency SM Entertainment said Wednesday. The two members were both born in 1994. Fans have long paired them under the nickname “94-liners,” a reference to the Korean fan practice of grouping idols by birth year. The agency billed the act as a “visual performance unit”…",
  "key_points": [
    "Kai and Sehun form EXO-KASE duo on Dec. 1",
    "First EP, \"Waking Up The City,\" released by SM Entertainment",
    "Kai and Sehun dubbed \"94-liners\" by fans"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The formation of this visual performance unit continues a long-standing SM Entertainment strategy of leveraging existing group members to explore distinct musical concepts and specialized sub-unit identities.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}